Attorney
Alfred Washington Jr.
Associate


Alfred Washington Jr. joined the Law Offices of Rue & Ziffra in 2018. He is a former insurance defense attorney who has worked extensively in the field for 15+ years, including at a well-known insurance company, handling such matters as insurance defense and personal injury cases. He has brought that experience to the plaintiff side and helping clients at Rue & Ziffra. As a tidbit, Al’s interest in law might have come from his father, Alfred Washington, Sr., who was the first African American County Judge in Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida.
Past Legal Employment
· Associate Attorney at Hassell-Legal, defending auto accident, slip and falls, and aviation accidents
· Adjunct Professor at Bethune Cookman University – Prelaw, Criminal Law & Procedure, Legal Research, and Paralegal Certification
· Assistant State Attorney – Drug Prosecutor
· Assistant Attorney General – Criminal Appeals, State of Florida (over 100 reported cases on Westlaw)
· Federal Law Clerk for Magistrate Judge Calvin Botley of US Southern District of Texas
· Volusia County Drug Court Program and the Volusia County Substance Abuse Policy Advisory Board
· General Counsel & Legal Advisor to the Board of Trustees for the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind
· Judicial Intern & Criminal Intern
Education
- Tuskegee University, B.S., 1989
- Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, J.D., 1997
Practice Areas
- Personal Injury Protection Claims (PIP)
- Automobile Accidents
- Wrongful Death Claims
- Cruise Ship Accidents
- Motorcycle Accidents
- Nursing Home Abuse
- Bus Accidents
- Negligent Supervision
- Product Liability
- Premises Liability
- Trucking Accidents
- Watercraft Accidents
Memberships
- American Bar Association
- The Florida Bar
- Volusia County Bar Association
- Flagler County Bar Association, President-Elect
Admissions
- All Florida Courts
- United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
- United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit